Thomas Amison

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    She is firm & unmoved in the great cause in which she is ingaged. My Prayer is that Peace health & Strength may rest upon her & her children & may the Lord make her usful, O Lord work by whome thou wilt but work & send by whom thou wilt but send, that thy cause may roll on in this city & to thee O Lord shall be all the glory. Mr Alburn informed the people he should soon be a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints & wished others ...
    Dates:
    January 11, 1841 January 12, 1841
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    We took a walk in the afternoon with Doctor Copeland we visited the largest Docks in London, we first visited St Catherine's Dock, & after viewing the shiping & freight of evry Description We then visited London Dock, & among many other things we saw one of the greatest curiosities in London or the world viz the Eastern wine vault. This is much the Largest Wine vault in the world, it is altogether under ground & covers nine English acres the whole vault is supported ...
    Dates:
    January 24, 1841 January 25, 1841
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    February 1, 1840 ~ Saturday Jan 3 Feb 1st I walked to Burslem & spent the Day & to Hanley & to spent the night 4 mil February 2, 1840 ~ Sunday Feb 2nd Sunday I Preached in Hanley was opposed by a Methodist Priest but he went of[f] confounded I met with the Saints in Burslem & adminis tered the sacrament unto them & blessed 6 children. I preached in the evening in Hanley to a large ...
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    February 1, 1840 February 2, 1840 February 3, 1840
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    I took supper with Br Grocott & preached in the evening at Brother Humes 5th Door Canning St S. spent the night at Brother John Rowleys. Distanc 3 m February 8, 1840 ~ Saturday 8th I spent the Day with Brother Hume, I wash ed my feet & bore testimony unto Jesus Christ against ^Priest^ William Shaw & ^Priest^ William Pool for rejecting my testimony. I held a prayer meeting with the Saints had ...
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    February 8, 1840 February 9, 1840 February 10, 1840
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    As this is a day that many are celebrating the mariage of the Queen, I thought it no more than just & right that I should honor the King of heaven by advocating his cause & preaching the gospel of his Son Jesus Christ so I walked out into the Market Place accompanied by Elder Alfred Corden, & Deacon Wm Bradbury, & Brother George Simpsons, & we began to sing prases unto God & call upon his name & a congreg ...
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    February 11, 1840
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    November 10, 1840 ~ Tuesday 10th I took the parting hand with Elder G A. Smit[h] who started for Birmingham so I am now left alone again [FIGURE] I finished writing the letter to Father & Mother Carter & mailed it I wrote lengthy & answered sister Foss Letter. I wrote a letter [FIGURE] to Elder W. Richards. I preached at 8 oclock at the Academy November 11, 1840 ~ Wednesday ...
    Dates:
    November 10, 1840 November 11, 1840 November 12, 1840 November 13, 1840
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    are several parties belonging to her societ[y] this party that spoke call themselves the ten tribes of Israel they gather to England which they consider the promised land th[ey] wear long beards & circumcise keep the law of Moses & omit the first principles of the gospel Baptism &c, they are the ownly ones tha[t ] will have a body like Christ Abram all the proph[ets] & Apostles will have a body inferior to theirs & will inherit a Celestial ...
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    November 16, 1840 November 17, 1840 November 18, 1840 November 19, 1840
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    I preached at night in the Academy. Br Hulme A Capt of of one of Pickfords Boats on the London canal was present with two of his hands, which he had Baptized as he was A priest. Br Hume spent the night with me November 20, 1840 ~ Friday 20th I [FIGURE] received one letter from Elder Kington [FIGURE] I wrote 4 letters, to R. Hedolock,. T Amison. Wm Pitt. & T, Kington. I ...
    Dates:
    November 20, 1840 November 21, 1840 November 22, 1840 November 23, 1840 November 24, 1840 November 25, 1840
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    September 28, 1840 ~ Monday Minutes of the Conference of the Staffordshire Potteries Sept 28 1840 The Conference met at Hanly Staffordshire on the 28th Sept there being present one of the travling Council 4 Elders 11 Priest 5 Teachers & 2 Deacons. The meeting was then called to order by Elder Simpson when it was moved & carried that Elder W. Woodruff be chosen President of the Conference & Osmond Shaw Clerk. The meeting was then opened by singing & ...
    Dates:
    September 28, 1840
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    seem vary anxious to have us come home once more Phebe sayes their is a small brach of 50 members in the Neighbourhood where she is Wm O Clark is president over it says they have good meetings. (Governor Carling has changed his feelings towards the Saints becaus they support the whigs so they need not look to him for much help) I should think it was about time for Elder Turley to get to Nauvoo. Sister Kimball herd from